Bachelor of Science in Languages and Culture (Romance Languages) - Minor

About this programme

The B.Sc. Minor in Languages and Culture (Romance Languages) is designed to serve a variety of students whose overall program or career plans require or benefit from a strong grounding in another language or culture. Traditionally, this would include Bachelor of Education students and B.A. students in History, Anthropology, Global Studies, Liberal Studies, Business, Recreation and Tourism. Now we would also like to extend this opportunity to Bachelor of Science students. There is an identified need for people with second language skills in a wide variety of employment areas such as primary and secondary education, research, business, tourism, fisheries, forestry and other federal government services. Students may choose to do concentrations in French or Spanish, and in either concentration may also choose any of the following cultural related courses: LANG 240 , 417 , 470 , and 471 . The program's strong interdisciplinary framework allows students choose courses in French or Spanish, and also to choose course from other departments. Students may also apply upper-level field school or exchange program credits to their minor, something that is often limited to language majors. The program is distinct (no other comparable Romance Languages Minor in BC), yet consistent with VIU's overall emphasis on global perspectives and multidisciplinary programs. Students must fulfill all the Institutional B.Sc. degree requirements , including Degree English Requirements and courses listed below: